NOIDA Not Authorized To Charge Lease Rent Till Possession Handed Over: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

Relying on various judgments of itself and the Delhi High Court, the Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the New Okhla Development Authority (NOIDA) cannot charge lease rent for the property of which possession has not been given to the lessee.In Allure Developers Private Limited Vs. State Of U P. And 3 Others, the Allahabad High Court had held that the petitioner therein be granted...

J&K&L High Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking ST Status, PSP Certificates For 1947 PoJK Displaced Persons

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking Scheduled Tribe (ST) status and issuance of PSP certificates to persons displaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) in 1947.The PIL has been filed by the Jammu Kashmir Action Committee through its President Gurdev Singh and was heard by a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli...

Kerala High Court Annual Digest 2025: Part I [Citations 1 - 300]

Nominal Index [Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1 - 300]Alan Benny v Bar Council of Kerala and Another, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 1Mrs. Suma Sunilkumar v. The State Medical Officer, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 2Alex C. Joseph v State of Kerala and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 3Manjusha K. v Central Bureau of Investigation and Others, 2025 LiveLaw (Ker) 4Sreekumar A. V. v State of Kerala and Another, 2025...

Delhi High Court Upholds AAI Tower Height Restriction For Shristi Infra Project Near Kolkata Airport

The Delhi High Court has upheld the Airports Authority of India's decision to restrict the height of a tower in a commercial project near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata. The court held that courts cannot re-assess with technical decisions taken by specialised aviation authorities A division bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan...

Specific Performance | Limitation Is A Triable Issue When Plaint Avers Supplementary Agreement Extended Timeline: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently observed that a suit for specific performance of a contract cannot be rejected at the threshold as time-barred under Order VII Rule 11 Civil Procedure Code (CPC) if the plaintiff has pleaded explicitly that the subsequent execution of a supplementary agreement extended the original timeline for performance. A Bench of Justice...

Compassionate Appointment Not Right; Applicant's Marital Status, Family Income & Dependency Relevant: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that compassionate appointment is not a vested right but a concession, to be granted strictly in accordance with policy and only to mitigate immediate financial distress caused by the death of a government employee in harness.Dismissing a writ petition, the Court upheld the rejection of a married daughter's claim for compassionate...

'No Judicial Review Of Bill Before Governor's Assent': Orissa High Court Declines PIL Against Bill Seeking To Hike MLA Salaries

The Orissa High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the Odisha Legislative Assembly Members' Salary, Allowances and Pension (Amendment) Bill, 2025 ('the Bill') which is slated to hike the salary of the Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) by almost three times, making it the highest for the legislators in the entire country.Holding the challenge to the Bill to...

Gujarat High Court Asks Vadodara Municipality To De-Seal 4 Flats Used For Hospitality After Owner Undertakes To Seek Prior Permission

The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (December 23) has directed the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to de-seal four flats belonging to an entity after the owner submitted that an undertaking shall be filed with the corporation that the flats will not be used for "hospitality purpose" without prior permission from the corporation. Justice Mauna M Bhatt was hearing a plea challenging the action...

If You Can't Control Air Pollution, Don't Permit New Projects For 2 Weeks: Bombay High Court Pulls Up BMC

While coming down heavily on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its failure to take corrective measures for containing the rising levels of air pollution in the city of Mumbai and nearby areas, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday orally asked the civic body not to sanction new proposals of development in the city for at least two weeks as the civic body has failed to handle...

'Baseless Claims Cannot Discredit Documents By Competent Authorities': J&K&L High Court Reiterates Need For Specific Pleadings In Fraud Cases

Underscoring the necessity of precise pleadings while alleging fraud, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that making sweeping and baseless allegations as to the veracity of the documents issued by the competent authorities would not make such documents unreliable.A bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar emphasised that it is essential for a litigant to give full particulars of...

Arbitration Clause In Expired Lease Cannot Be Invoked To Execute Fresh Lease: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has recently held that an arbitration agreement in an expired lease deed cannot be automatically extended to govern disputes relating to the execution of a fresh lease, even if the proposed lease is claimed to arise from prior correspondence between the parties. Justice Aniruddha Roy in an order dated 23 December, 2025, dismissed an application filed by HDFC...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes 2006 MBBS Admission Cheating Case Against Ex-WB Guv, DY Patil University

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a nearly two-decade-old criminal complaint alleging cheating and criminal breach of trust in connection with a purported MBBS admission, holding that the petitioners could not be subjected to criminal prosecution merely because a third party had allegedly cheated the complainant by misusing their name and documents.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj...